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The IndependentW. F. BARNARD,Editor and PublisherSubscription $i. a year in advance50 cents for 6 mo.30 cents for 3tno.Estabi.ishkd May 14. 1908.Entered as second-class matterut the postoffice at Cashion,Okla., for transmission throughthe mails.•The bee that gets the honey.Don't hang around the hive.'Published Every ThursdayCashion, Okla., June 29, 1911Some few people ask us oftenwhen it is going to'rain, just asif we controlled the output, be-cause we are in the newspaperbusiness. For the benefit of thosetew who keep asking we will saythat there will be one or two lo-cal showers from the time thispaper reaches you up to the even-ing of the Fourth of July. If itdoesn't rain the Fourth prospectswill be very poor during the nexttwenty days, when a few dropsmay fall from the 24th to the51st. High, hot, dry winds willbe prevailant during the monthspreceding October, and plowingwill not be satisfactory on account of a very dry subsoil. InOctober the Moon will be on ornear the spot where it was at thistime last year, and the Sun willbegin to lose its heat, the GreatDipper will continue chasing its-self around the North Star, andth^ people, who have earned agood rain longing for it, will con-tinue to rise in the mornings withthat same old dark brown tastein their mouths. As we cannotforetell more than 39 days aheadin any one calendar month onaccount of the extreme dry weath-er in this part of the Great Amer-ican Desert, we are compelled toask you to consult your nearestalmanac.A Charming Womanis one who is lovely in face, form,mind and temper. But it is hardfor a woman to be charming with-out health. A weak, sickly wo-man will be nervous and irritableConstipation and Kidney poisonsshow /in pimples, blotches, skineruptions and a wretched com-plexion. But Electric Bitters al-ways prove a godsend to womenwho want health, beauty andfriends. Taey regulate the stom-ache, Liver and Kidneys, purifythe blood; give strong nerves,bright eyes, pure breath, smoothvelvety skin, lovely complexionand perfect heolth. Try them50c at All Druggistage of 127 degrees in the summertime, and that when one of theirbraves start on his journey to theGreat Beyond, they wrap him inIseveral heavy blankets t<> keep! him from freezing to death whenhe gets to hell. It wasn't hotenough here Sunday for that butif these hct winds Keep up til!fall like those were, it may havea tendencv to modify the here-after.Wins Fight For LifeIt wsa a long and bloody bat-tle for life that was waged byJames B. Mershon, of Newark,N. j., of which he writes: "Iliadlost much blood from lung hem-orrhages and was very weak andrundown. For eight months 1was unable to work' Deathseemed close 011 my heels when 1began three weeks ago go to useDr. King's New Discovejy Butit has hefped me greatly. It isdoing all you claim. I* or weak,sore lungs, obstinate coughs, stub-born colds, hoarseness, la grippe,I asthenia, hay-fever or any throator lung trouble its supremeand Si .00. Trial bottle treeGuarenteed by AH Druggist.The editor and Charlie Pricemade a drive to Guthrie Fridaymorning. The country betweenhere and Guthrie looked tine, inspots, but taking it in general, itis deplorable.For Farm Loans inquiry at theFarmer's State Bank. Our termsand rates are equal to any in theState.MARRIOTT BROS'..CONFECTIONERYWest Side Main StreetOll4ko(9| Allen's Redf Tame CherryV Welch's Grape Juice• Cocoa-Colad I\ I)r. Pepperand Root BeerWe always have somethingt- r i r ■ !■* yi.'new. Yours for trade.PI ION K34The hot winds blowing Satur-and Sunday calls to memory thestory Shungopavi told us as tohow the Moquis bury their deadin the Yuma valley. He sayst he temperature is near an aver-The best of settlement termson payments of interest and prin-cipal can be had at our Bank ■Farmers' State Bank.It will be our endeavor only toget out a paper each week, with-out an; extra effort, in order tokeep up our files, so don t expertmuch until business gets better.We have sent out several noticesthat subscriptions have expired,and asked their renewal. Somehave come in and renewed, oth-ers have asked us to hold themover, and others haven t evensaid hello, kiss my foot, or go tothunder. We claim the latterare no* treating us right. Wesolicit your renewal because weneed the money to enable us tocontinue the paper. We have afew subscribers who have alwaysbeen friends indeed in our timesof nee. We don't like to cut anyone's name off the list until wehave it to do.A Dreadful Wounfrom a knife, a gun. tin can, rus-ty nail, tire works, or of any othernature demands prompt treat-ment with Bucklin's Arnica Salveto prevent blood poison or gan-grene. [ts the quickest suresthealer for all such wounds as alsofor Burns, Boils' Sores, SkinEruptions, Eczema, ChappedHands, Corns or Piles. 25c AtAll Druggist.Cigars and Tobaccos at Mar-riott BrosNotice!All the stockholders and lotowners of the Cashion CemeteryAssociation are requested to meetat the office of the Clerk in theDirectors' Room of the First Na-tional Bank on the first Tuesdayin luly, at 2 p. m., for the purpose of electing new officers.B. W. Burehett, PresS \\ . Hogan, Sec'y.Work Will Soon Startafter you take Dr. Kings NowLife Bills, and you will quickl)enjoy their fine results Constipation and indigestion vanish and! fine appetite returns. They reg-ulate stomache. liver and bowelsand impart new strength and energy ao the whole system. Trythem, Ooly 25c At All Druggist.Rev. Cloud and wife left Moilday for Okeene, having closed avery successful evangelistic ser-vice Sunday evening. His meet-ings were well attended and didI some good.Dr. Cox's Barbed Wire Liniment does not burn or blister, re-lieves pain quickly, and flies willnot bother the wound For saleby all druggists.For piping, spouting, roofingor any other kind of tin work, getCole & Borklund.From the way the jockeys werebeing crippled up b«st Tuesdayand Wednesday at Oklahoma I itvit began to look as if they wouldhave to import a new supply tofinish the races. Four of themwere crippled in two days.Pencil carbon paper for sale att his office.Old residents of this countryclaim that corn or Kaffir cornplanted up to the 10th of Julyhas a fair prospect of maturing.Every one should remember this,and if it rains in the next fewdays they should at least give ita trial. Even if it doesn't mature, it is pretty sure to make agood crop of forage.• i For insurance, call on S. S.! j Cole.1 'The windstorm Saturday after-1 1 noon moved Wentworth's barni Ioff the foundation about 5 or ftinches. This barn is 24x40 feet,which would indicate a pretty-strong wind.Last Saturday and Sunday wereI conceded by all to be about theworst days in the histoiy of theState If it could be any worse,we would like to see it. Withi the thermometer 109 in the shade,; the wind blowing 60 miles an1 hour, and the dust so thick one; couldn't breathe — we want toj know what could be any worse.'There will be a big, old-fash-I ioned 4th of July celebration atthe H uffmier grove next Tuesday and a great big, old-fashion-ed time is anticipated. All kindsof amusement has been provided,including a ball game. Therewill be plenty to eat and drinkfor everybody Come out andenjoy a real old-fashioned time.A